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 Strange Suriname Hexapod
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| Stephen |
Posted on 29-07-2014 01:23
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 Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
I would love to know what this is. I can't say much except "immature insect"! 18 June 2014, Brokopondo district, Suriname, tropical forest. Stephen attached the following image:  [69.37Kb] Edited by Stephen on 29-07-2014 01:24 --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 29-07-2014 01:24
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Second photo. Long antennae!
Stephen attached the following image:  [166.69Kb] --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 29-07-2014 13:47
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 Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7338 Joined: 19.11.04 |
I'd guess this is a nymph of Macroceratogonia (Homoptera, Cicadellidae)
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| Dmitry Gavryushin |
Posted on 29-07-2014 15:00
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Macroceratogoniini is an Old World group, it's something different... |
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| Tony Irwin |
Posted on 29-07-2014 21:00
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Member Location: Norwich, England Posts: 7338 Joined: 19.11.04 |
Good point!  Tony ---------- Tony Irwin |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 30-07-2014 15:53
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Thank-you my friends! I thought the head looked like Cicadellidae, but those very long antennae seemed to me wrong for the group. I have now asked a Cicadellid specialist and will post his reply here.
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 30-07-2014 16:36
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
Dmitry Dmitriev was kind enough to tell me that this is a 3rd or 4th instar in subfamily Gyponinae, but that it would be risky to try to take the ID further. Thank-you Tony and Dmitry G., I was finding it hard to call this insect a Cicadellid because of those long antennae. --Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Stephen |
Posted on 30-07-2014 22:23
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Member Location: West Virginia USA Posts: 1322 Joined: 12.04.05 |
They say you can tell how big a puppy will get by the size of its paws. Maybe this leafhopper will gradually grow to match the size of its antennae!
--Stephen Stephen Cresswell www.americaninsects.net |
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| Auke |
Posted on 01-08-2014 05:38
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Member Location: Suriname (South America) Posts: 318 Joined: 21.10.12 |
Very interesting animal! I'm living in Suriname for over 8 years now, but I haven't seen anything like it yet. Please consider posting these photos also on the forum Guianas nature forum which I just opened. Best regards, Scarabaeoid |
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